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1
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“old desire doth in his death-bed lie”

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His old infatuation with Rosaline is now buried deep where his deathbed lies, in its place his new sprung love for Juliet and ‘young affection gapes to be his heir’.

2
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‘Alike bewitchèd by the charm of looks’

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Both lovers equally are totally bewiched and in awe of eachothers looks; although they havent properly gotten to know eachother their prestige appearances have persuaded both of the young adults to fall in love immediately.

3
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“To meet her new-belovèd everywhere.”

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Juliet and Romeo will have to try and meet up in secret where ever they can as they will ‘not have access To breathe such vows as lovers use to swear’ - which is what a normal couple would have gotten to do, this emphasises that everytime they meet it is special, not many times they are together in the play

4
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“Tempering extremities with extreme sweet”

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Despite their awful and helpless situation that they have both been brought into; they will try to ease this drama and tension with the sweetness and loving meetings that they will attend to in secret to try and build up their relatio ship